Incoherent scatter radar study of the impact of the meteoric influx on nocturnal E-region ionization

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1833-1836

  Zhou, Q H ^a   Mathews, J D ^b   Zhou, Q N ^b  

^a ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

E REGION; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION; IONOSPHERE; RADAR;

INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR; METEORIC INFLUX; NOCTURNAL E-REGION IONIZATION;

METEOR IMPACTS; E REGION;

IONOSPHERE;

ALTITUDE RANGE; INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR; INCREMENTAL RATES; IONIZATION ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 0032727376     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900369     Document Type: Article

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